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Example sentences for "attractions"

Lexicographically close words:
attract; attractable; attracted; attracting; attraction; attractive; attractively; attractiveness; attractor; attracts
  1. Among the attractions of the evening it was difficult to choose.

  2. With all these attractions Big Tom's life is made lively in watching game poachers, and endeavoring to keep out the foraging cattle of the few neighbors.

  3. On the other hand, all this may go for nothing with the girl herself, who is conscious of the possession of quite other powers and attractions in a varied and constantly changing toilet, which can reflect her moods from hour to hour.

  4. Her beauty and attractions are described as remarkable, and she found favour in the eyes of King Chlodwig II who made her his wife.

  5. But literary commentators held forth few attractions to the incurious readers of that day.

  6. The English poetry of the day has very few attractions for me.

  7. What he had always recognized as my true vocation, from which I had turned blinded by the attractions of army life, I now saw plainly.

  8. She knew not which to praise most, the charming attractions of Roland, or the angelic nature of Manna.

  9. Illustration] With these resources the performance of a pantomime was easily arranged, and these spectacles are one of the chief [p326] attractions of the entertainments given in the Rue Benouville.

  10. Considering this fact, and the personal attractions which gave him distinction, it was no wonder that he soon became a popular physician whose presence was a benefaction and whose word law.

  11. To his attractions the maiden was by no means insensible.

  12. Miniature waterfalls, lakes, and rivers, shaded walks, aviaries, and many other attractions showed a lavish expenditure in beautifying the place.

  13. Its attractions will not, however, have full sway so long as the peace of the region remains precarious.

  14. The law was disregarded, and the elephant only possessed greater attractions for them.

  15. Yet, as we all know, there are other attractions than those offered by beauty.

  16. Did the coroner perceive this and recognize at last both the measure of her attractions and the power they were likely to carry with them?

  17. Hence they often throw away capital bargains in their first season, and are compelled to offer themselves at greatly reduced prices subsequently, when their attractions begin to stale.

  18. But she had learnt by experience that a lady's business in society is to get married, and that virtues and accomplishments alike are important only as attractions to eligible bachelors.

  19. Birdhill brings us to the Shannon, the attractions of which are dealt with in another chapter.

  20. Kilkenny~, the marble city, easily induces the visitor to linger within its walls and enjoy fully the attractions of the river Nore.

  21. Illustration] Summer and Winter Resorts The health resorts of Ireland are so many, their attractions and advantages so varied, that one wonders why it is that they are comparatively so little patronised.

  22. The objects of interest, besides the picturesque attractions of the strand and beautiful bay, are very many.

  23. To the cyclist on tour, Limerick and the surrounding districts offer many scenic attractions in wood, lake, and river.

  24. Besides the attractions for fishermen, there are thousands of acres of shooting in the vicinity.

  25. The Tourist too often hurries away from Dublin to the south or west with but a superficial knowledge of the attractions of the city.

  26. That her lady’s attractions should be cheapened, that her pretensions should be slighted, infuriated the devoted maid.

  27. Could it be possible that Diane loved Pierre, and that this affection had rendered her insensible to the attractions of the numerous lovers who had already sighed at her feet?

  28. And here was this unfortunate maiden lady smiling at him, setting her limited attractions in their best light, pleading with him in that natural language which makes any contumacious bachelor feel as guilty as Cain before any single woman.

  29. The sisters, who were sometimes invited out to visit on neighboring estates, were glad enough to dispense with the presence and attractions of Dolores, and so she was frequently left at home to study with me in their absence.

  30. It has peculiar attractions in its literary methods, its rich and quiet humor, and the genial spirit of its author.

  31. For it is a house of entertainment, and the nobles of the country-side know how to take advantage of its superior attractions when they come to town on magisterial business, or attend the weekly market.


  32. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "attractions" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.